Georgia Rural Telephone Museum

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Georgia Rural Telephone Museum
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Georgia Rural Telephone Museum
Established1995 (1995)
Location Leslie, Georgia
Coordinates 31°57′22″N84°05′12″W / 31.95605°N 84.08666°W / 31.95605; -84.08666 Coordinates: 31°57′22″N84°05′12″W / 31.95605°N 84.08666°W / 31.95605; -84.08666
Type Telephone and telephone memorabilia museum
Collection size2000
FounderTommy C. Smith
Website Official website

The Georgia Rural Telephone Museum (GRTM) is a telephone and telephone memorabilia museum located in Leslie, Georgia, United States. Housed in a renovated 1910s cotton warehouse, the GRTM is, according to 2007's Georgia Curiosities, "one of the world's largest phone museums." [1] According to the museum itself, the size of its collection of telephones is unparalleled. [2]

Located at 135 North Bailey Avenue, Leslie, Georgia, [3] the GRTM is a not for profit organization. It was founded in 1995 by Tommy C. Smith. [1] [4] As of 2007, the museum featured 2,000 artifacts on exhibit, dating back to the 1880s. [1]

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  4. Petersen, Julie K. (29 May 2002). The telecommunications illustrated dictionary. CRC Press. p. 401. ISBN   978-0-8493-1173-4 . Retrieved 26 June 2010.